Quibblings There are many things they don’t tell you when you share your happy news, like the way the love hits you like a punch while the responsibility is terrifying, that privacy is a thing of the past, and one day you will be That parent, no matter what you promise. But they never mention […]
Taking Control of Your Health This Year
It’s a new year, so it’s time for a fresh start. If you’re looking to take control of your health this year, there are a few things you can do to set yourself up for success. From small changes like drinking more water to more extensive lifestyle overhauls like starting to exercise, there are plenty […]
60103 – 100 words
60103 Smaller, squarish, going nowhere soon, The Flying Scotsman pants and gasps burping steam. Wednesday afternoon commuters interrupt bad-tempered waiting – We are sorry to announce… (They aren’t, you know) – to smile and photograph. You’ll never guess… Passengers peer past the 15.36 Pendolino to the 1923 A-class locomotive, gleaming, glossy, the world’s most famous […]
Flowers, for me? 100 words
Flowers, for me? Oh, how lovely, I’ll get a vase Optimistic tulips on juicy stalks Peach-skin roses and irises with perky up-dos One-eyed narcissi and peony pompoms Don’t forget to change the water Well-behaved calendula and carnations calling for clean white linen Kindly stocks play an overture Oh, how lovely! They’re lasting well Painstaking tissue […]
Boundaries – 100 words
A train to meet – 100 words
A train to meet The road into town is a gift of misty valleys, glinting lakes and ‘Look, there, over the station!’ ‘What? Oh, yes’ Clouds of dark swirl together, apart, together twisting grey to darkest black shape of a cobra, shape of a heart a murmuration a boomerang of birds. ‘What kind? Where do […]
I – 100 words
I ally ambler baker blogger borrower boss Brit buyer carnivore chef child cleaner climber cook copywriter Cumbrian cyclist dancer daughter debtor depressive diner director divorcee dog-owner drinker editor employee employer enemy enthusiast entrant essayist Facebooker feminist friend gardener girlfriend graduate hater heterosexual hiker Housekeeper introvert journalist landlady liberal lodger loser lover manager mother motorist mourner […]
Change is now – 100 words
Change is now Her menopause drove her mad, she couldn’t cope, poor old thing. They nod like the bobbing penises on a jogging squad of naked bigots and say ‘ah, that explains it.’ Hot flushes – outrageous cliches. Whisper it: The Change. You’re damned right it’s change – a furious excoriating tornado of change. […]